Improved metal tip foe suspending beooms



-@uitrity gisten attent @ffice M. C. HAWKINS, OF EDENBORO, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND ALONZO PERRY, OF THE SAME PLACE.

Leaers Paare No. 69,664, and October 8, 1867.

IMPROVED METAL TIP FOR SUSPENDING BROOMS, dac.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY OONCERN:

Be it known that I, M. C. HAWKINS, of Edenboro, in `the county of Erie, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new andiimproved Metal Tip for suspending Brooms, Mops, and other articles, and that the' following description, takenin connection wih the accompanying drawings hereinafter referredrto, forms a full and -exact speeitcation ofthe same, wherein I have set forth the nature and principles of my said improvements, by which myvinvention may be distinguished from all others of a similar class, together with such parts as I claim and desire to have secured to meby Letters Patent.

This inventioinrelates to a new and improved metal tip for suspending brooms, mops, and other articles for householdruse,"which are provided with wooden handles.

, The invention consistsin striking up out'of a single piece of metal, or casting, a ferrnle which is driven on the end of the handle, and secured by a rivet or provided with an internal screw to screw on the handle, the l'outer end of the fel-rule being in the form of a loop to catch over a. nail or hook driven in the wall. In' the accompanying sheet of drawings- Figure 1 is a side view of a duster provided with my invention.

Figure `2 2mn/enlarged sectional view of the handle with my invention applied, taken in the line m fig. 1.

Figure 'is a detached view of the metallic broom-head, showing the method of forming the end.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts. l p A representsthe wooden handle of a duster, and B is a metal ferrule' which may bo constructed of sheet metal struckup in proper form'out of one piece, or it may be cast. The ferrule may simply be driven on the end ofthe handle. and secured by a rivet, or it may be provided with an internal screw-thread .so that it may ho screwed on the handle, asshown in iig. 2. The fcrrule is not adjusted its full length on the handle,` a portion being allowed to project beyond the en'd of the handle, andlthis portion is in the form of a loop or eye, a, which admits of the duster or other implement being suspended on a hook or nail driven iu the wall or other fixture. This simple device may be applied to all articles of household use which are provided with wooden handles, and

` at-a -very small'expcnse. Itis far superior to a string or cord, now used for suspending said articles. The end L is struck up, or cast Ain spherical form, and is secured to the sides-'of the ring B, or formed upon it in any convenient manner, the upper edge of the hole F being nearly in the centre of the tip so as to leave a smooth.

surface above it, which, fitting into the hollow of the hand when the broom is in use, prevents injury to the same, such as blisters and abrasions of the skin. v l

lHaving thus describedv my invention, I claim asneiv, and desire to secure byLetters Patent- The metallic tip for brooms and mop-handles, constructed as described, consisting of thc struck up or cast spherical end'L, having the upper edgeof the opening F nearly in its centre, and presenting a smooth surface to the handof the user, as 'herein shown and described.

' M. C. HAWKINS.

Witnesses: l

IsAAc VANTAssEL, E. O. HALL. 

